Center Manager, Skills Development Programme

Job Description

Title: Center Manager, Skills Development Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

• Graduation in any discipline from any reputed university.

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills to effectively guide and support staff.
• Strong planning and organizational abilities to manage tasks, events, and deadlines efficiently.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills in dynamic work environments.
• Experience in engaging and collaborating with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications with strong report writing capabilities.
• Familiarity with community-based or development work, particularly in youth-focused programs
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in center/branch/project management or operations. Experience in managing teams and implementing training, projects, or service delivery.

Career Hub powered by BRAC is a one-stop platform offering skills training, career guidance, and job access. It bridges education and employment through seminars, workshops, counseling, and employer engagement to empower youth for the job market.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable pportunities to realise potential.

Are you passionate about a skilled next generation? Join our mission to empower young people through access to skills and decent employment. BRAC Skills Development Programme (SDP) supports young people who want to get involved in income generating activities, with a particular focus on socially and economically vulnerable groups, including women, persons with disabilities and people from minority communities. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it.

Join us to find the way.

About Career Hub Project

Career Hub powered by BRAC is a one-stop service centre that takes a 360-degree approach to tackling skills and information gaps in the labour market. This is a comprehensive career development platform designed to equip students and job seekers with essential skills, career guidance, and access to employment opportunities. Through seminars, workshops, counseling, and employer engagement, the Hub aims to bridge the gap between education and employment.

Job Summary

The Center Manager is responsible for the overall management, operations, and performance of the center. This includes supervising staff, ensuring the effective delivery of programs and services, maintaining operational standards, managing resources, and creating a safe and welcoming environment for participants. This role will also be responsible for local stakeholder engagement and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day center operations, including logistics, scheduling, maintenance, and acquisition.
• Branding and promoting the Career Hub image among the university community.
• Ensure that the center operates in compliance with organizational policies and safety standards.
• Monitor and maintain inventory and procurement of supplies/equipment.
• Supervise and support all center staff, including trainers, support staff, and interns.
• Conduct regular team meetings and performance evaluations.
• Identify capacity development needs and organize necessary training.
• Coordinate and ensure the smooth implementation of all training, career expos, services, and other activities.
• Monitor quality of delivery and participant satisfaction.
• Support trainers/facilitators in planning and delivering sessions effectively.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local stakeholders, including club leaders, partners, employers, and institutions.
• Promote the center and its services to maximize outreach and impact.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, activities, feedback, and impact data.
• Prepare and submit monthly/quarterly reports to the Head Office or Project Team.
• Ensure timely documentation of success stories, challenges, and lessons learned.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organization and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation, including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), to achieve the programme’s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so.

Festival bonus, health and life insurance, and others as per policy.